UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2961
Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would allow the UK government to return asylum seekers to other 'safe' countries they may have passed through before arriving in Britain. The idea is to stop people making long journeys to reach the UK and to share responsibility for asylum seekers with other nations.
Presented by Mr Peter Bone.
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Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote257 MPs
27% Ayes · 6973% Noes · 188
The democratic gap
73% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading21 Jun 2021
- 2nd reading6 May 2022